Table of Organization and Equipment No. 44-17 * 1 Battery Headquarters Firing Unit Total Unit War Department, Washington 25, D.C., 17 November 1944 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTERY, MOBILE Designation: Battery, Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Type # ) 2 Captain, including 1 1 1 3 Battery Commander 1172 (1c) (1) (1) 4 First Lieutenant, including 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 5 Executive 1174 (1c) (1) (1) (1) (1) 6 Range Officer 1174 (1c) (1c) (1) (1) (1) (1) 7 Second Lieutenant, including 1 1 1 1 1 8 Executive 1174 (1c) (1) (1) (1) (1) 9 TOTAL COMMISSIONED 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 10 First Sergeant 585 1c 1 1 11 Staff Sergeant, including 3 2 2 1 3 3 6 6 12 Chief of 527 (1c) (1c) (1) (1) (1) (1) 13 Electrician, Fire Control, Antiaircraft 634 (1c) (1c) (1) (1) (1) (1) 14 Gun Commander 2601 (1c) (1) (1) (1) (1) 15 Mess 824 (1c) (1) (1) 16 Motor 014 (1c) (1) (1) 17 Supply 821 (1c) (1) (1) 18 Sergeant, including 1 2 2 3 1 6 6 7 7 19 Communication 641 (1) (1) (1) 20 Gun Commander 2601 (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) 21 Gunner, Machine, Antiaircraft 2601 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 22 Observer, Height Finder 692 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 23 Operator, Radar, Chief 514 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Communication Maintenance 4 Gun s Executive Officer's T/O&E 44-17 (17 November 1944) Page 1 of 5 2009 Military Research Service
Battery Headquarters Firing Unit Total 24 Corporal, including 2 1 1 8 1 10 10 12 12 25 Ammunition 2601 (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) 26 Clerk, Battery 405 (1b) (1) (1) 27 Gunner, Antiaircraft 2601 (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) 28 Gunner, Machine, Antiaircraft 2601 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 29 Observer, Fire Control, Antiaircraft 1645 (1) (1) (1) 30 Observer, Fire Director, Antiaircraft 1645 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 31 Technician, Grade 3 1 1 32 Technician, Grade 4 8 8 33 Technician, Grade 5 including 12 5 9 25 25 52 17 94 94 24 24 34 Private, First Class 40 40 35 Private 47 47 36 Ammunition 2601 (16) (16) (16) (16) (16) 37 Bugler 803 (1ds) (1) (1) 38 Cannoneer 2601 (4) (24) (24) (24) (24) (24) 39 Cook 060 4 (2c) (2) (2) 40 Cook 060 5 (1c) (1) (1) 41 Cook's Helper 590 (1) (1) (1) 42 Driver, Tractor 735 5 (1s) (1s) (4s) (5) (5) (5) (5) 43 Driver, Truck, Heavy 931 5 (1s) (1s) (1) (1) (1) (1) 44 Driver, Truck, Light 345 4 (4) (4) (1s) (1s) (2s) (2s) (5s) (7) (7) 45 Driver, Truck, Light 345 5 (5) (5) 46 Electrician, General 078 5 (1c) (1ds) (1ds) (1) (1) (1) (1) 47 Fuze Setter 2601 5 (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) 48 Gunner, Antiaircraft 2601 (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) 49 Gunner, Machine, Antiaircraft 2601 (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) 50 Lineman, Field 641 5 (1es) (1) (1) 51 Lineman, Field 641 (1c) (1) (1) 52 Mechanic, Artillery 834 4 (1) (1) (1) 53 Mechanic, Automobile 014 5 (1f) (1) (1) 54 Mechanic, Tractor 319 4 (1es) (1) (1) 55 Observer, Fire Control, Antiaircraft 1645 (1) (1) (1) 56 Observer, Height Finder 692 4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Communication Maintenance 4 Gun s Executive Officer's T/O&E 44-17 (17 November 1944) Page 2 of 5 2009 Military Research Service
Battery Headquarters Firing Unit Total 57 Observer, Instrument 1645 (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) 58 Observer, Intelligence 518 (2) (2) (2) 59 Operator, Portable Power Generator 1645 5 (2gs) (2gs) (2) (2) (2) (2) 60 Operator, Radar 514 4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 61 Operator, Radar 514 5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 62 Operator, Radar 514 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 63 Operator, Radio 776 5 (1) (1) (1) 64 Operator, Switchboard 650 5 (1) (1) (1) 65 Operator, Switchboard 650 (1) (1) (1) 66 Operator, Telephone 514 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 67 Repairman, Radar 952 3 (1c) (1c) (1) (1) (1) (1) 68 Repairman, Utility 121 (1) (1) (1) 69 Basic 521 (7) (7) (7) 70 TOTAL ENLISTED 15 6 12 30 30 64 19 113 113 146 146 71 AGGREGATE 16 6 12 31 31 64 21 116 116 150r 150r Communication Maintenance 4 Gun s Executive Officer's T/O&E 44-17 (17 November 1944) Page 3 of 5 2009 Military Research Service
Battery Headquarters Firing Unit Total 72 Carbine, cal..30, M1 2 1 6 4 4 1 2 7 7 16 16 73 Director, M9A2 or M7A1B1 1 1 1 1 1 1 74 Finder, height, M1A2 or M2A1 1 1 1 1 1 1 75 Gun, 90-mm, antiaircraft, w/ mount M2, M1A1, or M1 4 4 4 4 4 Gun, machine, Browning, cal..50, M2, water-cooled, 76 flexible 4 4 4 4 4 77 Gun, machine, Browning, HB, cal..50, M2, flexible 1 3 3 4 1 8 8 9 9 78 Gun, submachine, cal..45, M3 2 1 2 7 7 4 5 16 17 21 22 Instrument, Observation, Antiaircraft, Battery 79 Commander's, M1 1 1 1 80 Launcher, grenade, M7 10 10 81 Launcher, rocket, 2.36-inch, M9 2 2 2 2 2 2 82 Rifle, US cal..30, M1 12 4 4 20 20 59 14 93 92 113 112 83 Tractor, high speed, 18-ton, M4 1 1 4 5 5 5 5 84 Trailer, M7 2 3 2 3 2 3 85 Trailer, 1/4-ton, 2-wheel, cargo 2 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 5 5 86 Trailer, 1-ton, 2-wheel, cargo 1 3(1h) 3(1h) 4 7 7 8 8 87 Truck, 1/4-ton, 4x4 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 88 Truck, 3/4-ton, 4x4, weapons carrier 1 1 1 3 3 89 Truck, 2 1/2-ton, 6x6, cargo 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 8 90 Truck, 2 1/2-ton, 6x6, cargo, 15-ft 2 2 2 2 2 2 91 Truck, 4-5-ton, 4x4, tractor 1i 1 1 1 1 1 92 Unit, Generating, M18 2 3 2 3 2 3 93 Radio Set SCR-543 1 1 1 94 Radio Set SCR-545 (radar) 1j 1 1 95 Radio Set SCR-584 (radar) 1i 1 1 1 1 1 96 Radio Set SCR-593 1 1 1 97 Switchboard BD-72 1 1 1 98 Telephone EE-8 20 20 20 99 Trailer, K-75 1j 1 1 100 Trailer, K-78 1i 1 1 1 1 1 101 Truck, K-56 1j 1 1 Communication Maintenance 4 Gun s Executive Officer's T/O&E 44-17 (17 November 1944) Page 4 of 5 2009 Military Research Service
* This table supersedes T/O&E 44-17, 22 April 1944, including C1, 16 July 1944, and C2, 4 October 1944. Remarks: Insert letter of battery. Insert number of battalion. # Insert type A, B or C. a Range-detector section authorized depending on Signal Corps radio set and gun supplied as follows: Type A - Radio set SCR-584 and gun, 90-mm on mount other than M2. Type B - Radio set SCR-545 and gun, 90-mm on all mounts. Type C - Radio set SCR-584 and gun, 90-mm on mount M2. b Also classification specialist (275). c Armed with carbine, cal..30, unless otherwise indicated. d Drives truck, 1/4-ton. e Drives truck, 3/4-ton, weapons carrier. f Assigned to range detector section with additional duty of driver, 2 1/2-ton truck, when type C is used. Armed with gun, submachine, for type C. g Drives truck, 2 1/2-ton. h Not authorized when director M9 is issued. i Authorized only when radio set SCR-584 is issued. j Authorized only when radio set SCR-545 is issued. r Armed with rifle, cal..30, M1, unless otherwise indicated. s Armed with gun, submachine, cal..45. T/O&E 44-17 (17 November 1944) Page 5 of 5 2009 Military Research Service